1957–58 West Ham United F.C. season

1957–58 season of West Ham United

West Ham United 1957–58 football season

West Ham United1957–58 season

Chairman| Reg Pratt
Manager| Ted Fenton
Stadium| Boleyn Ground
Second Division| 1st
FA Cup| Fifth round
Top goalscorer| League:
John Dick (21)
All:
John Dick (26)

Home colours

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1958–59 ->

The 1957–58 season was West Ham's nineteenth season in the Second Division since their relegation in season 1931–32. The club were managed by Ted Fenton and the team captain was Noel Cantwell.[1][2]

## Season summary

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The season started badly for West Ham with only three wins from their first 10 games. However, after September 1957 they lost only three games hitting the first place in the league on 18 January 1958. They were in first place for all but one week until the end of the season as they finished as champions.[3] John Dick was the top scorer with 26 goals in all competitions and 21 in the league. The next highest scorer was Vic Keeble with 24. Dick and Ken Brown made the most appearances; 48 in all competitions.[3] West Ham made the fifth round of the FA Cup before being eliminated 3–2 by Fulham.

The season saw the last West Ham appearance for future football manager Malcolm Allison who had to retire following the removal of a lung after contracting tuberculosis.[4] It also saw the first appearance by 1965 Cup Winners' Cup winner, Joe Kirkup.[5] In this season, West Ham created a player of the season award, the Hammer of the Year award. The first winner was Andy Malcolm.[6] This season also saw the club break its record for the biggest victory. On 8 March 1958 they beat Rotherham United, 8–0 with John Dick scoring four goals.[7]

Equal highest number of appearances this season – Ken Brown

### Second Division

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Main article: 1957–58 Football League § Second Division

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | West Ham United (C, P) | 42  | 23  | 11  | 8  | 101  | 54  | 1.870  | 57  | Promotion to the First Division
2  | Blackburn Rovers (P) | 42  | 22  | 12  | 8  | 93  | 57  | 1.632  | 56
3  | Charlton Athletic | 42  | 24  | 7  | 11  | 107  | 69  | 1.551  | 55  |
4  | Liverpool | 42  | 22  | 10  | 10  | 79  | 54  | 1.463  | 54
5  | Fulham | 42  | 20  | 12  | 10  | 97  | 59  | 1.644  | 52

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

## Results

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West Ham United's score comes first[3]

### Legend

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Win | Draw | Loss

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### Football League Second Division

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Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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24 August 1957 | Lincoln City | H | 2–2 | 18,907 | Allison, Dare
26 August 1957 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | 18,845 | Dare
31 August 1957 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3–2 | 26,110 | Dare (3)
2 September 1957 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 24,009 | Dare
7 September 1957 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 18,955 | Cantwell, Smith
9 September 1957 | Sheffield United | H | 0–3 | 21,746 |
14 September 1957 | Swansea City | A | 2–3 | 19,352 | Malcolm, Dare
16 September 1957 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | 7,710 | Dare
21 September 1957 | Fulham | H | 3–2 | 23,855 | Cantwell, Dare (2)
28 September 1957 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 12,182 |
5 October 1957 | Leyton Orient | H | 3–2 | 25,990 | Lansdowne, Smith, Lewis
12 October 1957 | Charlton Athletic | A | 3–0 | 30,437 | Smith, Dare, Musgrove
19 October 1957 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–1 | 20,216 | Keeble
26 October 1957 | Rotherham United | A | 2–1 | 8,971 | Bond, Dick
2 November 1957 | Huddersfield Town | H | 5–2 | 21,525 | Cantwell, Keeble, Dick, Musgrove (2)
9 November 1957 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–1 | 12,088 | Smith, Dick
16 November 1957 | Stoke City | H | 5–0 | 23,171 | Dare, Keeble (3), Dick
23 November 1957 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 22,305 | Dick
30 November 1957 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | 23,954 | Dick
7 December 1957 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | 34,030 | Dick
14 December 1957 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 | 20,737 | Bond, Musgrove
21 December 1957 | Lincoln City | A | 6–1 | 8,384 | Newman, Dick (2), Keeble (2), Musgrove
25 December 1957 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 25,515 | Newman
26 December 1957 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | 21,899 | Bond
28 December 1957 | Bristol Rovers | H | 6–1 | 28,095 | Smith (3), Keeble (2), Dick
11 January 1958 | Derby County | A | 3–2 | 21,564 | Bond, Dick, Musgrove
18 January 1958 | Swansea City | H | 6–2 | 27,277 | Bond, Cantwell, Musgrove, Dick, Keeble (2)
1 February 1958 | Fulham | A | 2–2 | 42,195 | Lewis, Musgrove
8 February 1958 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | 27,182 | Lewis
20 February 1958 | Leyton Orient | A | 4–1 | 25,284 | Dare, Smith, Keeble, Dick
22 February 1958 | Bristol City | H | 3–2 | 22,795 | Malcolm, Dare, Keeble
1 March 1958 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–1 | 12,411 | Smith, Keeble
8 March 1958 | Rotherham United | H | 8–0 | 25,040 | Smith (2), Dick (2), Keeble (4)
15 March 1958 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–3 | 19,093 | Grice
22 March 1958 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–0 | 25,152 | Musgrove, Richardson (og)
29 March 1958 | Stoke City | A | 4–1 | 14,517 | Grice, Keeble (2), Dick
4 April 1958 | Notts County | H | 3–1 | 29,866 | Bond (2), Cruickshank (og)
5 April 1958 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 30,208 |
8 April 1958 | Notts County | A | 0–1 | 18,317 |
12 April 1958 | Cardiff City | A | 3–0 | 17,596 | Malcolm, Dick (2)
19 April 1958 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 37,734 | Bond
26 April 1958 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–1 | 30,526 | Keeble, Dick, Musgrove

### FA Cup

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Main article: 1957-58 FA Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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R3 | 4 January 1958 | Blackpool | H | 5–1 | 34,000 | Keeble (3), Dick (2)
R4 | 25 January 1958 | Stockport County | H | 3–2 | 25,924 | Lewis (2), Keeble
R5 | 15 February 1958 | Fulham | H | 2–3 | 37,500 | Bond, Grice

## Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | DF |  ENG | Malcolm Allison
-- | FW |  ENG | Alan Blackburn
-- | DF |  ENG | John Bond
-- | DF |  ENG | Ken Brown
-- | DF |  IRL | Noel Cantwell (captain)
-- | DF |  ENG | Fred Cooper
-- | FW |  ENG | Billy Dare
-- | FW |  SCO | John Dick
-- | GK |  ENG | Ernie Gregory
-- | MF |  ENG | Mike Grice
-- | FW |  ENG | Vic Keeble
-- | DF |  ENG | Joe Kirkup
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-- | MF |  ENG | Bill Lansdowne
-- | FW |  ENG | Eddie Lewis
-- | MF |  ENG | Andy Malcolm
-- | MF |  ENG | Malcolm Musgrove
-- | DF |  ENG | Andy Nelson
-- | FW |  CAN | Mick Newman
-- | MF |  ENG | Malcolm Pyke
-- | GK |  ENG | Brian Rhodes
-- | MF |  ENG | John Smith
-- | MF |  ENG | Doug Wragg
-- | DF |  ENG | George Wright
-- | GK |  SCO | Bob Wyllie

## References

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1. ^ "Ted Fenton". www.leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
2. ^ "Noel Cantwell". www.independent.ie. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
3. ^ a b c "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics – 1st Division 1957–58". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
4. ^ "Malcolm Allison obituary". The Guardian. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
5. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics — Joe Kirkup". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
6. ^ "Andy Malcolm". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
7. ^ "On this day 8 March". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

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* Accrington Stanley
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GAv]: Goal average
*[Pts]: Points
*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[DF]: Defender
*[FW]: Forward
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[MF]: Midfielder